2778

IJA Number: 2778

Iraqi Citizenship Laws and Court Cases; Correspondence from the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community

These documents pertain to Iraqi citizenship laws and court cases regarding the implementation of those laws. There are printed copies of Al-Waqā’i‘ Al-‘Irāqiyah, the official government newspaper for publishing legislation, containing Law 5/1951 on monitoring and managing the assets of Jews who have abrogated their Iraqi citizenship; Law 12/1951, appendix to 5/1951; Law 64/1967, amendment to the appendix of 12/1951; Law 125/1967, amending the end of 12/1951; Law 1/1964, amending the instructions to 1/1963 on Iraqi Jews traveling outside of Iraq; Law 161/1963, amending the fourth regulation of 12/1951; Law 54/1962, amending 12/1951; Law 14/1963, cancelling 11/1960; Law 11/1960, amending 12/1951; and Law 1/1950, amending 62/1933. There are also court cases and correspondence from the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community discussing loyalty of the Iraqi Jews.

Bibliographic Information

Inclusive Start Date:

1950

Inclusive End Date:

1967

Archival Materials Type:

Paper

Record Type:

Archival Materials

Language:

Arabic

Format

Binding Format:

Foldered

Preservation

Mold Remediation:

Mold Remediated

Flattening:

None

Disbound / Disassembled:

Mended:

Other Treatment:

One page treated for exhibit. See treatment report for more details.

Rehoused:

Foldered and Boxed

Exhibit:

Page(s) from this item were exhibited at "Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage" at the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, from October 2013 - January 2014, and at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City, in Spring 2014.

Metadata

Last Updated:

December 16, 2014

Keywords:

Typed; Annotation; President of the Jewish Community; Correspondence; Iraqi Government; Newspapers; Ministry of Justice; Legal; Citizenship Laws; Hakham Sassoon Khedouri; Al-Waqā’i‘ Al-‘Irāqiyah; File Folder; Handwritten; Eagle Crest; First Court of Baghdad; Legal Document; Ink Stamps; Revenue Stamps; Sun Crest; Head of the Court of Cassation (Supreme Court) – Iraq; Court of Personal Property; Ministry of Health; Baghdadi Jewish Community